You Gotta' Have Heart

Nearly 40 years ago, Dr. Christian Barnard performed the very first successful human heart transplant operation. Due to her strong religious convictions, my mother was vehemently opposed to this type of procedure since it was her feeling that "no man has the right to play God." At the wedding reception for the daughter of some family friends, she had the opportunity to meet Betty Annick, the very first woman to have a human heart transplant. Her stance on the subject of human organ transplants made a complete turn around. Perhaps putting a face on a concept can make it completely different.